Comments on Weatherford's pension bill passes committee, but questions remainTypePad2013-03-08T19:43:13ZMiami Heraldhttp://miamiherald.typepad.com/nakedpolitics/tag:typepad.com,2003:http://miamiherald.typepad.com/nakedpolitics/2013/03/weatherfords-pension-bill-passes-committee-but-questions-remain/comments/atom.xml/Pat Kelley commented on 'Weatherford's pension bill passes committee, but questions remain'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451b26169e2017c377aca01970b2013-03-09T23:35:34Z2013-03-09T23:35:34ZPat KelleyThis proposal will take the money from retirees and give it to money managers. That is the goal of these...<p>This proposal will take the money from retirees and give it to money managers. That is the goal of these heavily lobbied legislators. The money that goes into the 401k&#39;s is the same as the money that goes into a traditional pension plan. The difference is the professional money managers get a big piece of the 401k contributions. The state managed retirement fund is better managed and has more clout because of the size of the fund. Call it collective bargaining.</p>Mildred Everhart commented on 'Weatherford's pension bill passes committee, but questions remain'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451b26169e2017c377883d5970b2013-03-09T19:23:39Z2013-03-09T19:23:39ZMildred Everhartwsbarrett - fine take away the pension, but pay the public sector the same pay as the private sector and...<p>wsbarrett - fine take away the pension, but pay the public sector the same pay as the private sector and with raises every year. The public sector agreed to lower wages since the state was willing &amp; offered the pension plan as it is. The public sector has not had a raise in over 6 years, have you?</p>wsbarrett commented on 'Weatherford's pension bill passes committee, but questions remain'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451b26169e2017d41a5b159970c2013-03-09T14:36:00Z2013-03-09T14:36:00ZwsbarrettThis is why the Democrats are losing to Republicans at the state level. Democrats are steadfast with their continued support...<p>This is why the Democrats are losing to Republicans at the state level. Democrats are steadfast with their continued support of excessive municipal employee benefits that greatly exceed what is offered in the private sector. This leaves the electorate with two poor choices. Vote for social wacko Republicans or overly generous to public union employee Democrats. If only Democrats would better address this they would own the state houses.</p>